The Hamas terror cells recently uncovered by Israeli security officials in the West Bank were planning suicide attacks in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, as well as car bombings and shootings in a number of Jewish settlements, according to the Israeli daily Ha’aretz. The head of Israel’s Shin Bet domestic security services met earlier this week with Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat to discuss further action against terrorists.
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